Archive · 7 Oct 2026
After Being Told She Was Too Old, Kaur Drives
Vidya Kaur worked in schools for more than 40 years.
She had always wanted to learn how to drive.
When she was 59, she decided to try.
A driving school said it would be difficult for her to manage busy roads because of her age.
Kaur did not give up.
She bought a car and asked a neighbour to teach her.
She practised regularly for weeks and learned to use the car's controls.
Now she drives an Audi and a truck.
Vidya Kaur spent more than four decades working in education, eventually becoming a school principal.
The Jammu resident had long wanted to learn to drive and pursued that goal at 59.
A local driving school turned her away, saying her age made busy roads difficult to handle.
Kaur bought a car and asked a neighbour to teach her instead.
After weeks of practice, she learned to drive and now drives an Audi and a truck.
- Who
- Vidya Kaur, a retired educator and school principal from Jammu.
- What
- She learned to drive after a local driving school turned her away; she now drives an Audi and a truck.
- When
- She pursued learning to drive at 59.
- Where
- Jammu; the article does not specify where she practised.
- Why
- She had long wanted to learn to drive.
- Name
- Vidya Kaur
- Residence
- Jammu
- Age when she pursued driving
- 59
- Career
- More than four decades in education; she became a school principal.
- Initial setback
- A local driving school said her age made busy roads difficult to handle.
- How she learned
- She bought a car and practised with help from a neighbour.
- Vehicles she now drives
- An Audi and a truck